Polk County tax-delinquent property
Taxes are collected out of Bartow on the same statutory calendar as every other Florida county — delinquent April 1, certificates sold on or before June 1. We cover that cycle, and why this is a different lead from pre-foreclosure, here. What is not the same in every county is the property behind the delinquency, and how Polk runs its sale.
What the delinquent roll in Polk County is made of
Polk’s delinquent roll splits the way its housing does. The older half of the county, Lakeland, Winter Haven and Bartow, produces long-held houses, while the I-4 side near Davenport produces newer, financed homes that fall behind together.
The property behind it
Concrete-block ranch houses in Lakeland and Winter Haven, manufactured homes on owned lots and in 55-and-over parks across the citrus belt, and subdivision homes along I-4 near Davenport and Haines City.
Concentrated around Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Haines City, Davenport.
How Polk County runs its certificate sale
Polk advertises the delinquent taxes for three consecutive weeks in a local newspaper, and the Tax Collector’s certificate sale runs online at polkfl.realtaxlien.com, beginning on or before June 1, with bidders registered in advance. Certificates left unsold can be bought online afterward at 18 percent interest, first come first served. Tax deed sales are held by the Clerk of the Courts, and applications are made online through realtda.com.
What to do differently here
Check which half of the county the parcel is in before you call. A long-held Lakeland ranch and a Davenport subdivision house with a lender behind it are different conversations, and on a manufactured home confirm whether it was declared real property, since the home may carry its own title.
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See Polk County tax-delinquent property
Owner and mailing address resolved, in the same place as the county’s other distressed property.
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